Got a yam or sweet potato, now what do I do?

Our method is very simple. Here usually we will steam the sweet potatoes until they are done. They will be soft and sweet at that time and we will remove the the skins and eat them. We will also use the sweet potatoes to make a dessert. Just prepare for the water and boil them with the cubed sweet potatoes. Add the brown sugar and some gingers. Then it will be a nice dessert. I love China

to me they are the same and they are delisious fried. but I also like them with just butter and salt and pepper on them after they are baked

I bake them like I do regular potatoes and sprinkle cinamon on them. They have a great flavor on their own, so they don't need butter or anything.

I wish I could be of some help here suspenseful but I have never tried sweet potatoes at all! I would quite like to give them a go though and I look forward to reading all the responses here to give me some ideas too! xxx

I have always made my yams, although not often, by boiling them and mashing them just like regular potatoes, but I add a lot of garlic into it. I have recently tried to deep fry them and they are really good that way. I never tried before but since I read a discussion about it here, I tried it and they were great. Now it is the only way I cook them. Just slice them like you slice potatoes when you are making french fries, and deep fry them just like french fries. They are so good and they are sweet. I will only make them this way from now on because I love them.

I fry mine all the time. Sometimes I'll cut up white and sweet potatoes into large chunks and fry up (and I don't mean deep fry with oil) to serve as a side to most any meat. If you have sausage, fry it all up together, it'll be great! I usually just toss some butter in the large skillet, add the potatoes, salt, pepper, whatever, and stir while frying. Simple, yet very good.

Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of vitamins A. C and manganese as well good source of copper, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, potassium and iron. The sweet potato is one of the oldest vegetables known to man. Columbus took them from South America in 1492 to Europe. From there the Spanish took them around the world. They are a staple food here in the South. conventionally grown sweet potatoes should always bepeeled. But if you get organic ones you can eat the peeling and all. The flesh of sweet potatoes will darken upon contact with the air, you should cook them immediately after peeling and/or cutting them. I like to bake then mash with salt pepper and butter, cut like french fries and deep fried or baked in the oven covered with some cooking spray. Baked sweet potatoes are delicious even when served cold and therefore make a great food to pack in to-go lunches. Sweet potato pie is a good way to use them too. But since they are already sweet I don't understand the need to add any thing to sweeten more. But people here in the south have a sweet tooth and really like things really sweet. ried Sweet Potato Shoestrings Run 2-3 large sweet potatoes through a food processor with the blade set to julienne. Rinse well to remove the extra starch Pat dry with paper towels. Fry the sweet potatoes in very hot vegetable oil just a few seconds until golden.Drain on brown paper. Sprinkle lightly with salt. You could also make sweet potato salad. There are several recipes here. http://www.cdkitchen.com/search/search.php?p=1&t=1&q=sweet+potato+salad&Submit=Search

There are many sweet potato/yam recipes out there but here is one you may not have heard. This is for a sweet potato salad. Now I hate regular potato salad but when I found this recipe i thought, what the heck I'll try it. I loved it and I have taken it to some pot luck meals and it always disappears . I hope you enjoy it. 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes Juice of 4 limes or 2 lemons 2 large red apples 1 cup chopped celery 3/4 cup chopped cashes or pecans (I don't like nuts in mine so I use raisins instead) 1 cup mayonnaise or miracle whip Simmer potatoes until soft but not mushy. Drain and cool. Peel, cut into cubes. Sprinkle with the lime or lemon juice and chill Dice unpeeled apples and celery and with the nuts (or raisins) to the potatoes. Mix with mayonnaise/miracle whip and chill. Makes about 1 quart.

Make sweet potato pie! mmmm good, I use them same as a white potato, pop in microwave and top with butter and sour cream. They work just as well as pumpkin in a lot of the recipes, like pumpkin rolls you can use sweet potatoes instead.

I see some of the other responses bake their sweet potatoes too. I don't even bother putting them in the oven, but microwave them for a couple minutes. My son puts butter on his, but for lower calories for me, I just put a little salt. What I like is that this is really easy. We have these about once a week. If you boil them, boil them with the skins on and then peel the skin off when they're done - I have peeled them in the past and when someone told me to do it this way I was like ! A little cinnamon and butter and you are all set.

I love sweet potatoes and also wanted some really good recipes..Here is my post on it, my favorite was the twice baked sweet potatoes that Raz had shared, they were really good.. http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1459549.aspx

Hi. I love sweet potatoes! I normally boil them until it gets soft and peels off the skin and eat it with some shredded coconut mixed with sugar. Eat them all together as a desert or have them for breakfast! you can also bake them as well. Both ways have lesser calories than deep frying or frying method. So far, i have never had yam or sweet potato cooked with meat. It is used mostly in deserts. Yam can be a substitute for potato when braising chicken pieces. You can cut them into bite size pieces, add them in your braised chicken in Soya sauce with ground garlic, ginger, chopped onion and a dash of sesame oil. If you don't have sesame oil, you can always skip it. It still tastes good.

I love sweet potatoes simply baked like a regular white potato. Instead of butter on them, I add a little brown sugar with just a dollop of butter. YUMMO They are also good cut up with pineapple chunks, brown sugar, and mini marshmallows and baked like a casserole. I have had sweet potato fries and chips too. They are good as well. Good luck with your dish.

hello suspenseful sorry i dont know much about yam other than frying it will sugar syrup on it coz that's the only one i enjoy LOL anyway, if you want you can check this site and look for different varieties of yam/sweet potato recipe www.allrecipes.com will give you some other ideas, i usually go there if i want to try something new and i only have one recipe in mind haha. it may not be what you are looking for but that is all i can give, sorry bout that. takecare and hope others will give you a better idea.

Hi Suspenseful, Where have you been hidding? I like to bake my Sweet pototoes, and put butter and brown sugar on them. It is really good, I even put them in the Microwave. It is good you should try it!

I fry sweet potatoes just like french fries and they are very good...The only other way i have fixed them is to put them in the microwave and cook them like a baked potato,and they are good that way..I have also just cut them up and boiled them with a litlle sugar and butter..I love sweet potatoes..I hope this helps...Ps when i do fry them like french fries i salt and pepper them ,you would be amazed at how good they are..

I don't really make any recipes with sweet potatoe but I just love them roasted in the oven or mashed. I'm sure you could fry them if you slice them into rounds. The flavour is so sweet and delicious that just roasting them plain is yummy. You could also try sprinkling a few spices over them while they're roasting.

Here in the Philippines we boil it then put butter or sugar in it. Another way is to deep fry it with brown sugar. My husband use it as substitute for potatoes and other vegetables when cooking stew.

Yams and sweet potatoes are very yummy. You can fry them, mash them or roast them. I haven't had yams in years but I remember they were very yummy when done in a roast.

I like mine just baked like you would a white potato and served with butter on it. Not real creative- but very easy, tasty, and not too "odd"...for hubby's sake.